Curriculum

Course Directors: Laurence Baker, PhD; Lars Osterberg, MD, MPH; Charles Prober, MD; Audrey Shafer, MD

The curriculum for Reflections, Research, and Advances in Patient Care (RRAP) is designed to provide structured time independent of clinical clerkship duties, in order to promote both reflection on and reinforcement for learning in the clinical environment. Reflections, Research, and Advances in Patient Care is structured as a two-year curriculum to span the clinical years. Sessions occur every 8 weeks, on the third Friday of even-numbered clerkship periods (see dates below), and incorporate the curricular components outlined below.

Goals:

1. —To discuss and reflect upon critical experiences in clerkships
2. —To provide continuity of instruction in translational science topics across the curriculum
3. —To reinforce and extend the study of behavioral, cultural, ethical, social and socioeconomic topics introduced in the Practice of Medicine course sequence
4. —To expose students to recent advances in medical discoveries, emphasizing their application in clinical practice (translational medicine), with focus on the perspective of patients
5. —To develop research and critical thinking skills, acquire new topical information in areas related to Scholarly Concentrations, and receive advice and counseling on Scholarly Concentration curricular issues and research projects

Session Time: 10:15 am-12:00 pm

Doctoring with CARE sessions consist of small group debriefing/discussions, in which students on their clerkship rotations have the opportunity to discuss and reflect on critical experiences in a safe environment. Key objectives include the development of lifelong reflective practice skills and coping strategies essential to maintaining humanism and professionalism.

Facilitated by Educators for CARE faculty, these sessions are a continuing avenue to guide students’ development of four core values of the medical profession: Compassion, Advocacy, Responsibility, and Empathy.

For questions, please contact Bahij Austin (bahij@stanford.edu)

Session Time: 1:30-2:45 pm

—Designed for clerkship students, APM explores advances in biomedical sciences and medical practice, faculty career pathways, reflections on doctoring, and the broader context of medicine in society.  Some sessions include patient perspectives through concurrent patient presentations.

—Student involvement is encouraged, particularly for speaker recommendations, lively Q&A, and student leadership of individual sessions

For questions, please contact Celina Ng (celinang@stanford.edu) 

Session time: 3:15-4:45 pm

—Themes related to SCs will be explored in a cross-class, near-peer experience.  Topics may include:  student research projects, preparing for residency interviews, or cutting-edge research.  SC Directors often invite guest speakers, past SC students, residents, and faculty to attend.

—Four sessions per year (October, December, February, & April) are divided between Foundations and Applications.

Attendance is optional for clinical students.

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• For questions, please contact Celina Ng (celinang@stanford.edu) 

Attendance and participation in INDE 297 is required for all medical students enrolled in clerkships at Stanford affiliated sites (SHC, LPCH, VAMC, Kaiser Santa Clara and Valley Medical Center). Please note that this applies to students enrolled in required, selective and elective clerkships.

Absence requests should be submitted to the course directors well in advance of the scheduled course date and students are required to adhere to the School of Medicine Absence Policy and Expectations as set forth by Section 3.25 of the MD Program Handbook and Policy Manual.